Hero’s Journey in association with Journey Seven proudly present
To Be
Screenplay by McLean Fletcher
Text by William Shakespeare
Hero’s Journey in association with Flash Frame Creative proudly present
THE GIRL WHO DROWNS
Written by McLean Fletcher
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Hero’s Journey was founded in 2023 by McLean Fletcher with the mission to share healing stories to a world craving content with substance.
TO BE
Directed by McLean Fletcher and James Lee
Screenplay by McLean Fletcher
A woman briefly considers drastic measures to escape the monotony of her mundane life.
Using the entire text of William Shakespeare’s famous “To be or not to be” speech, filmmaker McLean Fletcher’s short film “To Be” brilliantly adapts the context of the plot to make both the heightened language and subject of Hamlet’s contemplation more accessible to a modern audience.
THE GIRL WHO DROWNS
Directed by Richie Ellison and McLean Fletcher
Written by McLean Fletcher
This arthouse psychological drama weaves the poetry of contemporary iambic pentameter with striking visuals, imagining an unseen moment of epiphany before Ophelia's watery death.
The film is both a stand alone short, as well as a proof of concept teaser for a feature film of the same name.
Written in the rhythmic poetry of Shakespearean verse, The Girl Who Drowns (feature) tells the introspective story of an actress playing the role of Ophelia in a modern production of Hamlet. Parallel stories mirror the actress's journey with that of the character Ophelia as she discovers a paradox that challenges her very existence, creating a feature film experience that promises to both test and seduce its audiences.
In pre production …
HAMLET (SHE/HER)
A full length feature, script available to interested parties.
Stage play and screenplay versions available.
In this 90 minute adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet is the female identifying princess of Denmark.
The script has been cut to focus only on the family drama aspect of the play, nothing else has been changed except for the pronouns of several characters. An interesting examination of gender ensues.
POSITIVE
A comedy series seeking production/distribution.
Script treatment and 60 second proof of concept video trailer available to interested parties.
Sexually promiscuous Jane gets pregnant in the month after a hard break up, and there are 8 possible baby daddies. Each episode follows her going to meet with the potential fathers-to-be as she tries to make the hard decision to keep the baby or not.
THE FIRST WITCH
A fantasy dramedy series seeking production/distribution.
Script treatment and series deck available to interested parties.
When it gets so bad that magic is just evolution.
Claira is a 30 year old, bipolar, quantum physicist who also might be the first true witch ever.
Always suppressing her emotions leads her to build up a certain kind of energy within her body, an energy that needed to get out. The universe grants her with the ability to live in a world past our simple 4 dimensions, making it possible for her to alter present time, consciousness, and travel through people’s minds. She soon discovers she’s not the only one with these new abilities, but she may be the only one willing to use her powers for good and not evil…
SHAKESPEARE SHORTS
A new series developed by McLean Fletcher in partnership with James Lee at Journey Se7en Media, this series opens with TO BE (description above) and continues with multiples shorts each exploring different moments from Shakespeare’s canon.
The aim of the series is to help audiences understand iambic pentameter by using the visual quality of film as a teacher.
While the context of the scenes and moments is adapted to suit the format of a short film, none of the language is changed.
THE GIRL WHO DROWNS
A full length feature written in modern iambic pentameter.
Script, proof of concept 8 minute video, and film deck available to interested parties.
Description above.
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SCRIPT WORKSHOP TESTIMONIALS:
McLean Fletcher has the eyes for the written language and the ears for the spoken word. She workshopped my play and had positive observations of the work. She gave an insightful critique of areas that needed to be expanded and the writing that should be cut. I took all of McLean’s advice and my play is stronger, tighter, better.
No matter how close your work is to “ready”, McLean will give you the positive feedback you need to keep you moving forward and the gentle push that makes you see the “darlings” that need to go.
She has the ability to give you a fresh view of your work so that you pare it down to the essence you wanted when you started the writing journey.
McLean sees the big picture of the work in front of her, but she doesn’t miss the details. She has the rare ability to help you improve both by making clear suggestions that are easy to manage.
Often in writing, some pieces of a work need to be brought out more fully, while other parts need to be pared down or eliminated. McLean has the eye and the ear for both and the clarity of communication to make your work better, much better.
McLean has a beautiful heart, and a wonderful soul. She shares these with you when she works with you. She gave me and my play kindness and a chance. I am forever grateful, and my play is much better.
-Randy Wright